The Spring sun has changed the landscape and the air and the animals and our own spirits. Winters are long and  hard here, they make Spring all the more beautiful. Tonight, a snow and ice storm, tomorrow and Sunday, 60 degree temperature.

I took this shot this morning as I came downstairs and walked straight into the Spring sun, which was waiting for me outside of my Windowsill Gallery window.

I wanted to share with you a piece written by Jackie Thorne, an author and poet and a student in my Writing Workshop. Jackie, has worked hard on her writing and is especially gifted with words, wrote a beautiful and thoughtful piece on her relationship with a Siamese Fighting Fish called Hermes.

The piece is called “God and Small Things,” which is precisely what it is about. Jackie is an animal lover and activist and writes about the human animal bond, and our obligations to animals as well as anyone I’ve read since Henry Beston.

That is, from me, a huge compliment. The piece is on her blog, Creative Journeywoman, and I strongly recommend it to anyone who cares about or has thought about our relationship to animals, large and small.

Jackie, who sees the diving in a squirrel or fish, will give you much to think about.